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Wallingford Rowing Club is a
rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...
club on the
River Thames The River Thames ( ), known alternatively in parts as the The Isis, River Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London. At , it is the longest river entirely in England and the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, s ...
by Thames Street, Wallingford,
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History

The club was formed in 1947 by the Wallingford Regatta committee. The club’s blade colours are scarlet with a light blue tip and a scarlet with sides trimmed light blue kit. In December 2013 the club opened a new gym facility.


Honours


British champions

Key - M men, W women, + coxed, - coxless, x sculls, c composite, L lightweight


Henley Royal Regatta


Notable members

* Diana Bishop *Elizabeth Butler-Stoney * Colin Cusack *Michael DruryDrury, Michael John, (born 1959), Partner, BCL Solicitors LLP, since 2010. ''WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO'', Oxford University Press https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-253921. * Katie Greves *Zaza Horne * Eleanor Piggott *Carl Purchase * Brianna Stubbs


See also

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Rowing on the River Thames The River Thames, Thames is one of the main Sport rowing, rowing rivers in Europe. Several annual competitions are held along its course, including the Henley Royal Regatta, The Boat Race and other long-distance events, called Head of the River ...


References

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